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The ABCs of IPOs The development of the new Euro Wall Street profile : America ’ s first great speculator
Issue 64 ~ 1998 ~ $ 4.00
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Lessons Learned from the Panic of 1907 The Great Bull Markets of the 1920s and 1990s The Financial Legacy of Aaron Burr
Issue 89 ~ Fall 2007 ~ $ 4.00
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An Early History of High-Speed Trading When Competition Was a Dirty Word Capitalism and the Common Good
Issue 111 | Fall 2014 | $ 4.00
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Populist Prophets , Public Profits : From Thomas Lawson to Roaring Kitty The Feminization of Capital : Origins of the Board Diversity Debate US Monetary History and the Future Cryptocurrency System
ISSUE 138 | SUMMER 2021
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MUSEUM NEWS
Financial History Celebrates 25th Anniversary
This summer , the Museum of American Finance is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Financial History magazine . To mark the occasion , we have been posting some of our most popular articles from the archives each week across our social media channels (@ FinanceMuseum ). While the magazine traces its roots back much further than 25 years , the summer of 1997 represented a shift of editorial focus , as well as a name change , for Financial History .
A Brief History of Financial History
Originally founded in 1978 as Friends of Financial History , the first issue of the magazine was an eight-page black and white pamphlet published by R . M . Smythe , an auction firm specializing in the then-new hobby of scripophily ( collecting stock and bond certificates ). In 1982 , FFH underwent the first of several major redesigns , as it expanded to 82 pages and featured a dealer directory and certificate price guide . It was also reduced to a smaller trim size and featured a two-color cover , while the interior was still printed in black and white .
The Museum , founded in 1988 , acquired the publication in 1990 and again implemented a new design . The Museum ’ s premier issue appropriately featured the institution ’ s patron saint , Alexander Hamilton , on its first full-color cover . At that time , the magazine was reformatted to its current size , and the certificate price lists and dealer information were removed .
The following year , the Museum appointed an editorial advisory board comprised of journalists , historians and academics to oversee the magazine ’ s content . Over the coming years the editorial
ISSUE 59 • SUMMER 1997
Wild Pitch — How American Investors Financed the Early Growth of Baseball The disastrous history of common fans owning stakes in the local team
The Panic of 1907 and the Wall Street Rag — Art Imitates Life Scott Joplin ’ s hit depicts one of the worst panics of the century , from the initiation through the recovery
The National Leg & Arm Company — A Business For Its Time A prosthesis company springs from America ’ s wartime needs
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The Summer 1997 cover of the magazine , which for the first time displayed the publication name as Financial History instead of Friends of Financial History .
board shifted the magazine ’ s content focus to appeal to a broader audience of people interested in business , economic and financial history . Auction news became a much smaller department , and news about the Museum ’ s exhibits and programs became more prominently featured .
In 1997 , the editorial board voted to shorten the magazine ’ s title to Financial History . The editorial focus was honed to conform to the Museum ’ s primary mission areas , namely to provide informative articles about the history of the financial markets , money , banking and entrepreneurship to an audience that ranged from students and professors , to finance professionals and investors .
In 2015 , Financial History became a full-color digital magazine . It can now be accessed and shared for free online at www . fhmagazine . org , reaching a much broader audience than was possible in its early days .
HOT TOPICS BY DECADE 1990s Electronic Trading , IPOs
2000s
Responding to Disaster , Crashes and Depressions , Women on Wall Street
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Wall Street Reacts to Catastrophe , Moves Toward Recovery The Inventor and the Investor The IMF : Rules Made to be Broken
Issue 74 ~ Winter 2001 ~ $ 4.00
2010s
Alexander Hamilton , Financial Scandals , Democratizing Finance
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Museum Opens “ Scandal !” Exhibit Robbing Peter to Pay Paul : A History of Ponzi Schemes William Duer and America ’ s First Financial Scandal
Issue 97 ~ Spring 2010 ~ $ 4.00
2020s
Pandemics & Epidemics , Digital Currencies ,
Infrastructure
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Women Investors and Speculators in the Roaring Twenties Enron 101 : What Business Students Saw that Everyone Else Missed Investing in Hard Times
Issue 94 ~ Spring / Summer 2009 ~ $ 4.00
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Financial Discrimination and Innovation Deflation , Up Close and Personal City of Debtors
ISSUE 130 | SUMMER 2019
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The Financial and Economic Effects of Pandemics Coronavirus and Economic Nationalism Dirty Water : Aaron Burr and The Manhattan Company
ISSUE 133 | SPRING 2020
Infrastructure Series : Bridging the San Francisco Bay Markets of the Roaring ’ 20s : Are We Headed for Another Crash ? Creators of Character : Entrepreneurs of the Theater-Costume Business
ISSUE 139 | FALL 2021
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